# NousResearch/hermes-agent · MCP server connection retry and reconciliation fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and PRs address cases where an MCP server that fails its initial connection is not retried, and where MCP reconciliation in the gateway only triggers on config edits rather than on drift.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #113112. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #113112 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-113112`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.67`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #112445: An MCP server whose first connect fails is never retried in the gateway

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#113112: fix(gateway): an MCP server whose first connect failed is retried without a config edit (#112445, salvage #112447)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `gateway/run_profile_reconcile.py`, `tests/gateway/test_gateway_mcp_oauth_unattended.py`, `tests/tools/test_mcp_reconcile_with_config.py`, `tools/mcp_tool_discovery.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/mcp.md`
- **#112447: fix(gateway): reconcile MCP on drift, not only on a config edit**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#113112`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #113112 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-17`.